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endoscopy

endoscopy

7 5.8
A medical test that uses a thin tube with a light and camera to look inside the body
  • noun
  • /ɛnˈdɒskəpi/
  • Specialized
translation icon : endoscopia
  • I'm supposed to get an endoscopy tomorrow morning.
  • nasal endoscopy
  • rigid endoscopy
  • fiberoptic endoscopy

Then I had to go and do a endoscopy as well, and luckily they found it was nothing.

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Examples

  • Patients with hypovolemic shock have endoscopy as soon as they are resuscitated.

    Academic text (1995)
  • We thank the medical and nursing staff at the Endoscopy Centre of the Prince of Wales Hospital.

    Academic text (1995)
  • So they did an endoscopy before Christmas, if I remember, or maybe it was early January.

  • And I thought I'd start with this video, which is a actual endoscopy of a patient.

  • Written informed consent for procedures was obtained from all patients before endoscopy and biopsy.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The patient was taken to the operating room emergently, and nasal endoscopy was performed.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Anterior rhinoscopy and nasal endoscopy were performed on all patients before enrollment.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Good otolaryngologic endoscopy relies on surgeons receiving clear, bright images from relatively small-diameter endoscopes.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Findings on anterior rhinoscopy, oral cavity examination, and flexible fiberoptic nasal endoscopy were normal in all 3 children.

    Academic text (2004)
  • The doctor recommended an endoscopy to examine the patient's digestive tract for any abnormalities.

How Invasive

operation
273 3.7
laparoscopy
  • Specialized
3 7.2
culdoscopy
  • Archaic
9.9
endoscopy
  • Specialized
7 5.8
ultrasound scanner
  • Specialized
1 4.1
physical
  • US
49 3.2

Surface Forms

endoscopy singular
endoscopies plural

Morphology

endoscopy = endoscope (semi-transparent) = endo + scop + y

The word is closely related to the technical base 'endoscope', but the procedure noun is only moderately predictable for learners who do not know the medical terminology.

Etymology

The word endoscopy comes from Greek parts: endo- meaning 'inside' and -scopy meaning 'to look'. Think of telescope and microscope, which use the same 'to look' part. An endoscopy is a doctor's way to 'look inside' the body.